Newspaper Page Text
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed Amend¬
ment to the Constitution of Geor¬
gia to be voted on at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 8, 1938, amending ar¬
ticle 11, section 1, of the Con¬
stitution of the State of Georgia,
authorizing the County of Cobb
to establish and administer with¬
in the bounds of the County of
Cobb districts for fire preven¬
tion, and establish and admin¬
ister in such districts systems of
fire prevention, and to levy therefor taxes
or special assessments
on property in said districts upon
the vote of sixty (60) per cent,
of the qualified voters of said
districts voting at a special elec¬
tion to be called by the ordinary
of the county and held in said
districts upon said question; and
for other purposes. Excellency,
By His
E. D. RIVERS, Governor
State of Georgia,
Executive Depertment,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General As¬
sembly at the 1937-38 extraor¬
dinary session proposed Constitution an of a-
mendment to the
this State as set forth in a reso¬
lution approved February 12,
1938, relating to Cobb County
Fire Prevention, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 357.
An Act to propose to the qual¬
ified voters of Georgia an amend¬
ment to article 11, section 1, of
the Constitution of this State by
adding at the end of said section
a new paragraph as follows:
"The governing authorities of the
County of Cobb shall have au¬
thority to establish and adminis¬
ter within the bounds of the
County of Cobb districts for fire
prevention, and to establish and
administer in such districts sys¬
tems of fire prevention, and to
levy taxes or special in assessments said dis¬
tricts there/or on the property vote of sixty (60)
upon of the qualified voters
per cent,
of said districts voting at a special
election to be called by the or¬
dinary of the county and held in
said districts upon said question;”
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Georgia:
SECTION 1.
That article 11, section 1, of the
Constitution of the State of Geor¬
gia be amended by adding at the
end of said section a new para¬
graph as follows:
“The governing authorities of
the County of Cobb shall have
authority to establish and admin¬
ister within the bounds of the
County of Cobb districts for fire
prevention, and to establish and
administer in such districts sys¬
tems of fire prevention, and to
levy taxes or special assessments dis¬
therefor on property in said
tricts upon the vote of sixty (60)
per cent, of the qualified special voters
of said districts voting at a
election to be called by the or¬
dinary of the county and held in
said districts upon said question;
provided that such taxes or as¬
sessments shall not exceed three
mills upon the valuation of the
property located in any such dis¬
trict."
SECTION 2.
That when said amendment
shall be agreed to by two thirds
vote of the members elected to
each House, it shall be entered
upon the journal of each House,
with the “ayes” and “nayes"
thereon, and published in one or
more newspapers in each Con¬
gressional District in this State
for two months prior to the time
for holding the next general
election, and shall at the next
general election be submitted to
the people, for ratification. All
persons voting at said general
election in favor of adopting the
said proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall have written
or printed on their ballots the
words, “For ratification of amend¬
ment to article 11, section 1, of
the Constitution of Georgia, au¬
thorizing Cobb County to estab¬
lish and administer districts for
fire prevention in said districts,”
and all persons opposed to the
adoption of said amendment
shall have written or printed on
their ballots the words, “Against
ratification of amendment to ar¬
ticle 11, section 1, of the Consti¬
tuting of Georgia, authorizin
Cobb County to establish and ad¬
minister districts for fire preven¬
tion, and to establish and admin¬
ister systems of fire prevention
in said districts;” and if a ma¬
jority of said electors qualified
to vote for members of the Gen¬
eral Assembly, voting thereon,
shall vote for the ratification
thereof, when the result shall be
consolidated as now required by
law in elections for members of
the General Assembly, then said
amendment shall become a part
of article 11, section 1, of ttw Con¬
stitution of this State, amd the
Governor shall make proclama¬
tion thereof as provided by law.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in
conflict with this Act be and the
same are hereby repealed. .
Roy V. Harris,
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Jno. B. Spivey,
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
Joe Boone,
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
John W. Hammond,
SECRETARY OF THE
SENATE.
Approved:
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
This 12th day of February, 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D.
Rivers, Governor of said State,
do issue this my proclamation
hereby declaring that the pro¬
posed foregoing amendment to
the Constitution is submitted, for
ratification or rejection, to the
voters of the State qualified to
vote for members of the Gener¬
al Assembly at the General Elec¬
tion to be held on Tuesday, Nov-
ember 8, 1938. RIVERS
£ D .
GOVERNOR.
BY THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. WILSON,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amend¬
ment to the Constitution of Geor¬
gia to be voted on at the Gener¬
al Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 8, 1938, amending ar¬
ticle 7, section 6, paragraph 2, of
the Constitution of the State of
Georgia, authorizing any county
to levy a tax for the purpose of
providing forest-fire conservation protection
and for the further
of natural resources; and for
other purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General As¬
sembly at the 1937-38 extraor¬
dinary session proposed Constitution an of a-
mendment to the
this State as set forth in a reso¬
lution approved February 5, 1938,
relating to fire-protection and
conservation tax by counties, to-
wit:
A RESOLUTION
No. 23.
A Resolution proposing to the
qualified voters of the State of
Georgia, for ratification or re¬
jection, an amendment to ar¬
ticle 7, section 6, paragraph 2, of
the Constitution of Georgia, giv¬
ing the right to any county to
levy a tax for the purpose of pro¬
viding forest-fire conservation protection and of
for the further
natural resources; and for other
purposes. by the General
Be it resolved
Assembly: Section 1.
That article 7, section 6, para¬
graph 2, of the Constitution of
Georgia, which provides the pur¬
poses for which counties may levy
taxes, be and the same is hereby
amended by adding at the end of
said section of said paragraph, aa
amended by the General Assem¬
bly of 1937 and ratified by the
people of Georgia said on June 8,
1937, and after amending
clause, “And to pay county agri¬
cultural and home demonstra¬
tion agents," the following words,
"And to provide for fire protec¬
tion of forest lands and for the
further conservation of natural
resources,” so that Article 7, sec¬
tion 6, paragraph 2, of the Con¬
stitution of Georgia will read as
follows: “Paragraph 2. Taxing
power of counties limited. The
General Assembly shall not have
power to delegate levy to any county
the right to a tax for any
purpose, except for educational
purposes; to build and repair the
public buildings and bridges; to
maintain and support prisoners;
to pay sheriffs and coroners, and
for litigation; quarantine, roads,
and expenses of court; to support
paupers and pay debts heretofore
existing; to pay the county police,
and to provide for necessary san¬
itation; and for the collection and
preservation of records health; of birth,
death, diseases, and to pay
county agricultural and home
demonstration agents; and to
provide for fire protection of
forest lands, and for the further
conservation of natural resourc¬
es."
Section 2.
The foregoing amendment shall
be published in one or more
newspapers in each Congression¬
al District of this State for two
months preceding the next gen¬
eral election, and at such election
shall be submitted to the quali¬
fied voters of the State, qualified
to vote for the members of the
General Assembly, for ratifica¬
tion or rejection. The voters
voting in favor of the ratification
of the amendment shall have
written or printed upon their
ballots, “For ratification of the
amendment to article 7, section 6,
paragraph 2, of the Constitution
of Georgia, providing that coun¬
ties may levy a tax to provide
for fire protection of forest lands,
and for the further conservation
of natural resources.” If a ma¬
jority of the qualified voters vot¬
ing at said election shall vote in
favor of the ratification of the a-
mendment, the Governor shall
make proclamation thereof, and
the foregoing amendment shall
become a part of the Constitution
of the State of Georgia.
Roy V. Harris,
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Jno. B. Spivey, SENATE.
PRESIDENT OF THE
Joe Boone,
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
John W. Hammond,
SECRETARY OF THE
SENATE.
Approved: RIVERS,
E. D.
GOVERNOR.
This February 5th, 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D.
Rivers, Governor of said State,
do issue this my proclamation
hereby declaring that the propos¬
ed foregoing amendment to the
Constitution is submitted, for rat¬
ification or rejection, to the vot¬
ers of the State qualified to vote
for members of the General As¬
sembly at the General Election
to be held on Tuesday, November
8th, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
BY THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. WILSON,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amend¬
ment to the Constitution of Geor¬
gia to be voted on at the General
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 8, 1938, amending ar¬
ticle 8, section 4, paragraph State 1, of
the Constitution of the of
Georgia, authorizing Floyd Coun¬
ty, Georgia, to levy an additional
tax for high school purposes, on
all the taxable property of the
county except that property with¬
in the City of Rome which shall
be exempt from said tax, when
approved by a majority of the
qualified voters of said county liv¬
ing outside the City of Rome
voting at an election to pass upon
such tax, but if a majority
of the qualified voters liv¬
ing outside the City of Rome
should vote in favor of ratifying
this constitutional amendment at
the general election to be held on
Tuesday after the first Monday
in November, 1938, then it shall
not be necessary for the county
commissioners of roads and rev¬
enue of Floyd County to call a
special election. 0
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General As¬
sembly at the 1937-38 extraor¬
dinary session proposed an a-
mendment to the Constitution of
this State as set forth in a reso¬
lution 1938, relating approved to Floyd February County 12,
high-school tax, ACT to-wit:
AN
338.
An Act to propose to the quali¬
fied voters of Georgia an amend¬
ment to article 8, section 4, para¬
graph 1, of the Constitution of
Georgia, so as to authorise Floyd
County, Georgia, to levy an ad*
ditional tax for high school pur¬
poses, on all the taxable property
of the county except that proper¬
ty within the City of Rome which
shall be exempt from said tax,
when approved by a majority of
the qualified voters of said coun¬
ty living outside the City of Rome
voting at an election to pass upon
such tax, but if a majority of the
qualified voters living outside the
City of Rome should constitutional vote in favor
of ratifying this
amendment at the general elec¬
tion to be held on Tuesday after
the first Monday in November,
1938, then it shall not be neces¬
sary for the county commission¬
ers gf roads and revenue of Floyd
County to call Section a special 1. election.
Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Geor¬
gia, and it is hereby enacted by
authority of the same, that ar¬
ticle 8, section 4, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of Georiga, as
heretofore amended, shall be fur¬
ther amended by adding at the
end thereof a new subparagraph
in the following words, to-wit:
Floyd County, Georgia, shall be
pass upon such tax, but if a ma-
authorized to levy a tax for high
school purposes, of not exceeding
twenty cents on the hundred dol¬
lars of all taxable property in said
county Rome, lying outside the City of
in addition to all other
taxes which it is now authorized
by law to levy, upon approval of
a majority of the qualified voters
of said county living outside the
City of Rome, voting at an elec¬
tion held for the purpose of pass¬
ing upon such a tax; but if a ma¬
jority of the qualified voters liv¬
ing outside the City of Rome
should vote in favor of ratifying
this constitutional amendment at
the General Election to be held
on Tuesday after the first Mon¬
day in November, 1938, then it
shall not be necessary for the
county commissioners of roads
and revenue of Floyd County to
call a special election; provided,
however, that should a majority
of County the qualified living outside voters the pf City Floyd
of
Rome vote against this constitu¬
tional amendment in the election
to be held on Tuesday after the
first Monday in November, 1938,
then if and when this amendment
shall be ratified it shall be the
duty of the county commission¬
ers of roads and revenue of Floyd
County to call a special election
within one year after the ratifica¬
tion and approval of this consti¬
tutional amendment by the peo¬
ple of Georgia, the county to pay
the expenses of said election or
elections to pass upon said tax,
which election shall be held in the
same manner as other elections
are held in said county.
Section 2.
Notice of said election shall be
published by said county com¬
missioners of roads and revenue,
in the newspaper in which sher¬
iffs advertisements in said coun¬
ty are published, once a week for
four weeks consecutively before
said election is held. The rate of
taxation to be levied for high
school purposes shall be that rec¬
ommended by the board of edu¬
cation of Floyd County, but not
to exceed the limit herein speci¬
fied. The returns of said election
shall be made to the Ordinary of
said county, and the results de¬
clared by him. If the first elec¬
tion held should be adverse to ,
such tax, it shall be the duty of
the county commissioners of roads
and revenue of said county to a-
gain submit to the voters of
Floyd County living outside the
City of Rome the shall question of
whether such tax be levied,
when they are requested so to do
by the board provided, of education of
Floyd County; this elections
shall not be held for purpose
within less than one year of each
other. When a tax for high
school purposes shall have been
approved by the voters of Floyd
County living outside the City of
Rome, it shall be the duty of the
county commissioners of roads
and revenue to include in their
next regular annual levy of taxes
such tax for high school purposes
as may be recommended by the
board of education of Floyd
County, but not to exceed the
limit specified of twenty cents on
the hundred dollars of taxable
property, such tax to be levied
annually thereafter board as of recom¬ educa¬
mended by the County. All
tion of Floyd said shall mon¬ be
eys arising from boa^l tax of
turned over to the edu¬
cation of Floyd County, Georgia,
for expenditures only, for high said school
purposes and board
shall have the right to make such
arrangements with any high
school in the county for high
school work as it may deem ad¬
visable. The Floyd County
board of education shall have the
right to use the money derived
from this tax for building, equip¬
ping, and operating high schools
if in the judgment it should be¬
come necessary.
Section 3.
Be it further enacted by au¬
thority aforesaid, that whenever
the proposed amendment to the
Constitution shall be agreed to by
two thirds of the members elect¬
ed to each of the two Houses of
the General Assembly, and the
same has been entered on their
journals with the “ayes” and
“nays” taken thereon, the Gov¬
ernor shall and he is hereby au¬
thorized and instructed to cause
said amendment to be published
in at least two newspapers in each
Congressional District in this
State, months for the period of two
holding next preceding the time
of the next general elec¬
tion.
Section 4.
Be it further enacted by the au¬
thority aforesaid, that the amend¬
ment to the Constitution herein
proposed shall be submitted for
ratification or rejection to the
voters of this State at the next
Tuesday general election after the to first be held Monday on
in November, 1938. All persons
voting in said election in favor
of adopting the proposed amend¬
ment shall have written or print¬
ed on their ballots the words, “For
amendment to authorize Floyd
County, Georgia, to levy extra
tax for high school purposes on
all taxable property outside the
opposed City of Borne,” and all persons
to the adoption of the
amendment shall have written or
printed on their ballots the
words, “Against amendment to
authorize Floyd County, Georgia,
to levy extra tax for high school
purposes on ail taxable property
outside the City of Rome.”
Section 5.
Be it further enacted, that it
shall be the duty of the Secre¬
tary of State to certify the results
of the vote on this amendment
to the Governor; and when such
vote is so certified, if it shall ap¬
pear that a majority of the qual¬
ified voters in favor of said a-
mendment, then the same shall
become a part of article eight,
section four, paragraph one, of
the Constitution of Georgia and
the Governor shall issue hig proc¬
lamation to that effect as pro¬
vided by law.
Section 6.
Be it further enacted, that all
laws and parts of lawg in con¬
flict herewith are hereby repeal¬
ed.
Roy V. Harris,
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE,
Jno. B. Spivey,
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
Joe Boone,
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
John W. Hammond,
SECRETARY OF THE
SENATE.
Approved:
E. 0. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
This 12th day of February, 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D.
Rivers, Governor of said State,
do issue this my proclamation
hereby declaring that the pro¬
posed foregoing amendment to
the Constitution is submitted, for
ratification or rejection, to the
voters of the State qualified to
vote for members of the General
Assembly tion be held at the General Elec¬
to on Tuesday, Nov¬
ember 8, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
BY THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. WILSON,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amend¬
ment to the Constitution of Geor¬
gia to be voted on at the Gener¬
al Election to be held on Tues¬
day, November 8, 2938, amend¬
ing article 7, section 7, paragraph
1, of the Constitution of the
State of Georgia, authorizing the
City of Dublin to incur a bonded
indebtedness in addition to that
heretofore authorized by the Con¬
stitution and laws of Georgia, for
the purpose of refunding and re¬
tiring it's existing bonded indebt¬
edness due and upaid up to and
including June 15, 1941; to pro¬
vide that the fund raised from
such additional bonded indebt-
ness shall be used exclusively for
the retirement of said bonded in¬
debtedness that is or may become
due and unpaid as of June 15,
1941; to provide for the submis¬
sion of the amendment for ratifi¬
cation by the people; and for
other purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General As¬
sembly at the 1937-38 extraor¬
dinary session proposed an a-
mendment to the Constitution of
this State as set forth in a reso¬
lution approved January 10, 1938,
relating to the bonded debt of
Dublin, to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 131.
An Act to propose to the qual¬
ified voters of Georgia, an amend¬
ment to article 7, section 7, par¬
agraph 1, of the Constitution of
Georgia, so as to authorize the
City of Dublin to incur a bonded
indebtedness in addition to that
heretofore authorized by the
for Constitution the and of laws refunding of Georgia,
purpose and
retiring its existing bonded in¬
debtedness due and unpaid up to
and including June 1\ 1941; to
provide that the fund raised from
such additional bonded indebted¬
ness shall be used exclusively
for the retirement of said bond¬
ed indebtedness that is or may
become due and unpaid as of
June 15, 1941; to provide for the
submission of the amendment for
ratification by the people; and
for other purposes.
SECTION 1.
Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Geor¬
gia, and it is hereby enacted by
authority of the same, that ar¬
ticle 7, section 7, paragraph 1,
of the Constitution of Georgia,
which has heretofore been a-
mended, shall be further amend¬
ed by adding at the end thereof
a new paragraph in the follow¬
ing words, to-wit:
“And except that the City of
Dublin may issue refunding ser¬
ial bonds not in excess of the ag¬
gregate sum of forty thousand
($40,000.00) dollars, for the pur¬
pose of refunding and retiring
any bonded indebtedness of saicL
city outstanding past due and un¬
paid up to and including June 15,
1941, and providing for the as¬
sessment and collection of an an¬
nual tax sufficient in amount to
pay the principal and interest
of said bonds as they fall due;
the proceeds of all such refunding
bonds so issued by the City of
Dublin to be used exclusively for
the purpose of paying and retir¬
ing said bonded indebtedness that
is or may become due and unpaid
as of June 15, 1941. Said refund¬
ing bonds shall be issued when
authorized by a vote of the may¬
or and board of aldermen and
shall be validated by law.”
SECTION 2.
Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that when
said amendment shall be agreed
to by two thirds vote of the mem¬
bers of each House, with the
“ayes” and "nays” thereon, and
published in one or more news¬
papers in each Congressional
District in this State for two
months previous to the time for
holding the next general election
be submitted to the people for
ratification. All persons voting
at said election in favor of adopt¬
ing the said proposed amendment
to the Constitution shall have
written or printed on their bal¬
lots the words, “For ratification
of amendment of article 7, section
7, paragraph 1, of the Constitu¬
tion, authorizing the City of
Dublin to issue refunding bonds,”
and all persons opposed to the
adopting of said amendment shall
have written or printed on their
ballots the words, “Against rati¬
fication of amendment of article
7, section 7, paragraph 1, of the
Constitution, authorizing the GUy
of Dublin to issue refunding
bonds.” And if a majority of the
electqrs qualified to vote for
members of the General Assem¬
bly, voting thereon, shall be con¬
solidated as now required by la\fr
in election for members of the
General Assembly, the said a-
mendments shall become a part
of article 7, section 7, paragraph
1, of the Constitution of the State,
and the Governor shall make a
proclamation therefor, as provid*
ed by law.
SECTION a,
All laws and parts of laws in
conflict herewith are hereby re¬
pealed.
Roy V. Harris,
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
Jno. B. Spivey,
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
Joe Boone,
CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
John W. Hammohd,
SECRETARY OF THE
SENATE.
Approved:
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
This 10th day of January, 1938.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, E. D.
Rivers, Governor of said State,
do issue this my proclamation
hereby declaring that ihe pro¬
posed foregoing amendment to
the Constitution is submitted, for
ratification or rejection, to the
voters of the State qualified to
vote for members of the General
Assembly at the General Elec¬
tion fo be held on Tuesday, Nov¬
ember 8, 1938.
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR.
BY THE GOVERNOR:
JOHN B. WILSON,
SECRETARY OF STATE.
A PROCLAMATION
Submitting a proposed amend¬
ment to the Constitution of Geor¬
gia to be voted on at the General.
Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 8, 1938, amending ar¬
ticle 7, section 7, paragraph 1, of
the Constitution of the State of
Georgia, authorizing the City of
Eastman to incur a bonded in- f
debtedness or indebtednesses, at I
at such time times be ‘
or as may
deemed expedient by the council
of the City of Eastman, in addi¬
tion to that heretofore authorized
by the Constitution and laws of
Georgia, for the purpose of le-
funding or retiring any or all of
its existing bonded indebted¬
ness, whether due and unpaid or
not; to provide that the funds
raised from such additional bond¬
ed indebtedness shall be used ex¬
clusively for the retirement of
any or all of said existing bonded
indebtedness that is, or may be¬
come, due up to and including
December 31st, 1956, or that such
refunding bonds may be ex¬
changed for any or all of such
existing bonded indebtedness
that is, or may become, due up
to and including December 3lst,
1956; to provide for the submis¬
sion of the amendment for ratifi¬
cation by the people; and for
other purposes.
By His Excellency,
E. D. RIVERS, Governor,
State of Georgia,
Executive Department,
September 1, 1938.
WHEREAS, The General As¬
sembly at the 1937-38 extraor¬
dinary session proposed an a-
mendment to the Constitution of
tion approved January 10 iotjo
Eastman, relating to the bonded debt 1 of „i
to-wit:
AN ACT
No. 132.
An Act to propose to the quail
fied voters of Georgia an amend SJ'
ment to article 7, action 7
r?u agraph rg W 1 , S °< of as the to Constitution ? ut horize It
City of Eastman to incur the
ed indebtedness indebtedness¬ a bonH
or
es, at such time or times as
be deemed expedient by the ccW mav
dition c.l of the to that City heretofore of Eastman, “Si
lzed by the Constitution author-
of Georgia, for the and laws
funding or retiring purpose of re
its existing bonded any indebtedness or all 0 f
whether due and unpaid or not
to provide that the funds raised
from such additional bonded in
debtedness shall be used exclu
sively for the retirement of anv
° r a ] ll 0t Said existin S bonded fo-
debtedness , . j that is, or may be
come, due up to and including su?h
December 31st, 1956, or that
ed refunding bonds may be exchang¬
for any or all of such existing
bonded indebtedness that is
may become, due or
cluding December up to and in¬
amendment for ratification 31st, 1956- by’the to
people; and for other purposes
SECTION 1.
Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Geor¬
gia and it is hereby enacted bv
au honty of the same, that ar-
tide 7, section 7, paragraph 1, 0 f
the Constitution of Georgia, which
h i? S h re }° fore been amended
shall n u be further amended by add¬
ing at the end thereof a new par¬
agraph in the following words,
“And except that the City 0 f
Eastman may issue refunding
serial bonds not in excess of the
aggregate sum of ninety-eight
thousand ($98,000.00) dollars, at
such deemed time expedient or times by as may’ be
of the council
the City of Eastman, for the
purpose of refunding and retir
ing any or all of the existing
bonded indebtedness of said City
of Eastman, whether due and un¬
paid or not, and providing for the
assessment and collection of an
annual tax sufficient in amount
to pay the principal and interest
of said bonds as they fall due*
the proceeds of all such refunding
bonds so issued by the City of
Eastman to be used exclusively
for the purpose of paying and re¬
tiring any or all of said existing
bonded indebtedness that is, or
may cluding become, due up to and in¬
December 31st, 1956, or
that such refunding bonds may
be exchanged for any or all of
such existing bonded indebted¬
ness that is, or may become, due
up to and including December
31st, 1956. Said refunding bonds
shall be issued when authorized
by a vote of the council of the
City of Eastman and shall be val¬
idated as provided by law.
SECTION 2.
Be it further enacted by the
authority aforesaid, that when
said amendment shall be agreed
to by two thirds vote of the
members of each House with the
“ayes” and "nays” thereon, and
published in one or more news¬
papers in each Congressional Dis¬
trict in thia State for two months
previous to the time for holding
the next general election, at
which proposed amendments to
the Constitution of this State
may be voted on, and shall at said
general election be submitted to
the people for ratification. All
favor persons voting at said election in
of adopting the said pro¬
posed amendment to the Consti¬
tution shall have written or print¬
ed on their ballots the words,
“For ratification of amendment
of article 7, section 7, paragraph
1, of the Constitution, authoriz¬
ing the City of Eastman to issue
refunding bonds,” and all per¬
sons oposed to the adopting of
said amendment shall have writ¬
ten or printed on their ballots
the words, “Against ratification
of amendment of article 7, sec¬
tion 7, paragraph 1, of the Con¬
stitution, authorizing the City of
Eastman to issue refunding
bonds.” And if a majority of the
electors qualified to vote for
members of the General Assem¬
bly, voting thereon, shall be con¬
solidated as now required by law
in election for" members of the
General Assembly, the said a-
mendments shall become a part
of article 7, section 7, paragraph State,
1, of the Constitution of the
and the Governor shall make a
proclamation therefor, as provid¬
ed by law.
SECTION 3.
All laws and parts of laws in
conflict herewith are hereby re¬
pealed.
Joe Boone, HOUSE.
CLERK OF THE
John W. Hammond.
SECRETARY OF THE
SENATE.
Roy V. Harris, HOUSE.
SPEAKER OF THE
Jno. B. Spivey, SENATE.
PRESIDENT OF THE
Approved:
E. D. RIVERS,
GOVERNOR. 1938.
This 10th day of January,
NOW, THEREFORE, I. E. D.
Rivers, Governor of said State,
issue this my proclamation pro¬
declaring that the
foregoing amendment to
Constitution is submitted, toi
or rejection, to tne
of the State qualified Gener¬ to
for members of the
Assembly at the General E*ec-
to be held on Tuesday, ho
8, 1938.
E. D. governor. RIVERS.
THE GOVERNOR:
B. WILSON
OF STATS.